Ursul Philip Boissevain (4 November 1855 – 7 May 1930) was a Dutch historian and professor.

[2] He was named after Ursuline Philippine Baroness of Verschuer (1794–1866), wife of theologian Hermann Friedrich Kohlbrugge.

After his studies Boissevain traveled through Europe and lived in Italy for a number of years.

He has published various historical works and treatises, including a five-volume edition of the Historia Romana (Roman History) of Cassius Dio.

He died a few years later after a short illness, and was buried at Zorgvlied cemetery in Amsterdam.